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From Solo Entrepreneur to $65 Million in Revenue: Brazilian Entrepreneur Daniel Scandian, CEO of MadeiraMadeira (Part 2)

Posted on Tuesday, Feb 21st 2017

Sramana Mitra: You were targeting this business to customers in North America or in Latin America? Daniel Scandian: Only in Brazil. Sramana Mitra: Was it Google AdWords that helped you recruit the customers? What was working in terms of marketing? Daniel Scandian: It was 100% Google AdWords in the beginning. I had this agency that

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A Pilot’s Heroic Journey: Jonny Nicol, CEO of Stratajet (Part 1)

Posted on Monday, Feb 20th 2017

Jonny is a pilot. He literally flew around to build Stratajet through many storms. Read his fascinating story! Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and in what kind of background? Jonny Nicol: I was born in England near London. I went

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Can You Build a Great Tech Company From Outside Silicon Valley?

Posted on Monday, Feb 20th 2017

Let’s say you want to build a great tech company. Should you start by moving to Silicon Valley? Or, can you do it from right where you are, right from your own hometown? I suggest start validating your idea and building from right where you are. Today, it is no longer necessary for ambitious entrepreneurs

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From Solo Entrepreneur to $65 Million in Revenue: Brazilian Entrepreneur Daniel Scandian, CEO of MadeiraMadeira (Part 1)

Posted on Monday, Feb 20th 2017

Daniel had fully validated his business to significant revenue before going to investors. The result is spectacular! Read on… Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and in what kind of background? Daniel Scandian: I’m from Rio de Janeiro. I started my

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Catching Up On Readings: BI and Analytics 2017

Posted on Sunday, Feb 19th 2017

This report from Gartner expects business intelligence (BI) and analytics software market to reach $18.3 billion in 2017, an increase of 7.3 percent from 2016. By the end of 2020, the market is forecast to grow to $22.8 billion. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.

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Thought Leaders in Artificial Intelligence: Rich Green, Chief Product Officer of SugarCRM (Part 6)

Posted on Sunday, Feb 19th 2017

Sramana Mitra: I think where they’re doing phenomenally well is in advertising targeting. Rich Green: Yes, is it because they’re just smarter or because they have a simpler problem to solve? Is it much more controllable? Sramana Mitra: I think you’re right. It’s a simpler problem to solve. It’s structured data versus unstructured data. A

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February 23 – 341st 1M/1M Mentoring Roundtable For Entrepreneurs

Posted on Saturday, Feb 18th 2017

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 341st FREE online 1M/1M roundtable mentoring session on Thursday, February 23, 2017, at 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST/9:30 p.m. India IST. If you are a serious entrepreneur, register to “pitch” and sell your business idea to Sramana Mitra. You’ll gain straightforward feedback, advice on next steps, and she’ll answer any

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340th Roundtable Recording On February 16, 2017: With Christian Vanek, SurveyGizmo

Posted on Saturday, Feb 18th 2017

In case you missed it, you can listen to the recording here:

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